Biostats Course VHM 801

Veterinary Biostatistics Course VHM 8010 at AVC - Fall Semester 2024

Welcome to the homepage of the biostats course VHM 801 at the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) within the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI), last updated 20/12-2024.

Based on the current recommendations from UPEI, the plan is for a course with all sessions conducted in-person. Plans may be revised at any time as necessary based on recommendations from UPEI and the Public Health Office of PEI.

Course assignments and exam

Final exam on Monday Dec 16. Solution.
4th home assignment (15%): posted Monday Nov 18, due Monday Nov 25.
3rd home assignment (10% or 15%): posted Wednesday Oct 30, due Thursday Nov 7. Solution.
Optional midterm exam, Thursday Oct 24. Solution.
2nd home assignment (10% or 15%): posted Thursday Oct 10, due Monday Oct 21. Solution.
1st home assignment (10%): posted Thursday Sept 26, due Thursday Oct 3. Solution.
Instructions for home assignments and exam.
Guidelines for project (optional, to replace the 4th home assignment).

Schedule for the Fall Semester 2024:

lectures (L) on Thursdays, 9:00-11:00am in AVC 278N:
- first lecture on Aug 29, last lecture on Dec 5,
labs/practicals (P) on Fridays 1:00pm-3:00pm in the large computer lab (AVC 218S):
- first lab on Aug 30, last lab on Dec 9 (Monday),
optional lab reviews (R) on Mondays 1:00pm-2:30pm in in AVC 278N, except for some Tuesdays (1-2:30pm): Sep 3, Oct 1:
- first lab review on Sep 3, last lab review on Dec 2,
optional open hours consultancy for VHM 801: Tuesdays 1-2pm,
home assignments on Sep 26, Oct 10, Oct 31, Nov 18 (deadlines one week later; tentative dates),
optional midterm exam, Thursday Oct 24, 1:30-2:30pm, AVC 287N,
final exam on Monday Dec 16, 9:00am-12:00pm, Lecture Theatre C (207N).

Session	Date	Hours	Room	Topics	Textbook reference
0-L	Mon 26/8	video		Introduction to the course
1-L	Thu 29/8	9-11	LC	Introduction; Data; Descriptive statistics	S:1.1+2+3; BM:1+2; MMC:1.1-2
1-P	Fri 30/8	13-15	CL	Meet Minitab	1:1,10,16,42,51,72,77; x:1; MM:ch8 (1:22,65; x:2; AI:1,2)
1-R	Tue 3/9	13-14:30	LC		S:2.1,3.2; 1:42,72
2-L	Thu 5/9	9-11	LC	Sampling; Study design; Experimental design	S:1; BM:6+7; MMC:2.6+3.0-2
2-P	Fri 6/9	13-15	CL		2:7,67; 3:4,10,14,40,94; x:3 (2:69; 3:18,19,52,95; AI:3)
2-R	Tue 10/9	13-14:30	LC		S:1.2,1.3; 3:40; x:3
3-L	Thu 12/9	9-11	LC	Probability; Distributions and random variables	S:4; BM:9+10; MMC:4
3-P	Fri 13/9	13-15	CL		4:9,14,26,48,71,75,76,78,92,107,122; x:4 (4:10,52,56,73,108,115,123; x:5,6; AI:4)
3-R	Mon 16/9	13-14:30	LC		S:1.4,3.1,4.1; 4:9,71; x:6
4-L	Thu 19/9	9-11	LC	Normal and binomial distributions; Sampling distributions	S:5+6; BM:11+12+13; MMC:1.3+5
4-P	Fri 20/9	13-15	CL		1:110,111,113,117,121,127,145; 3:74,77,79; 5:33,49,51; x:4(c),7,8; home assign.2001:1 (1:123,144; 4:10,60; 5:47,53; x:9; AI:5)
4-R	Mon 23/9	13-14:30	LC		S:2.2,4.3; 5:49,51; x:4(c); home assign.2001:1
5-L	Thu 26/9	9-11	LC	Statistical inference: estimation, confidence intervals, tests	S:7+8; BM:14+15.1-2; MMC:3.3+6.1-2
5-P	Fri 27/9	13-15	CL		5:7,14; 6:13,14,33,55,68,70,87,95,103,140 (5:9,40,54; 6:11,12,45,46,85,96; x:10,11,12,13)
5-R	Tue 1/10	13-14:30	LC		S:1.1,5.3,6.1; 5:7; 6:33,55; x:13
6-L	Thu 3/10	9-11	LC	One and two continuous samples	S:8+9; BM:17+18; MMC:7
6-P	Fri 4/10	13-15	CL		7:1,4,40,64,73,74,91,102,103,104,132,143,145 (6:108,142; 7:58,59,66,93; AI:6)
6-R	Mon 7/10	13-14:30	LC		S:7.1(a,b,c),8.8; 7:4,64,102,103
7-L	Thu 10/10	9-11	LC	One and two discrete samples; Non-parametric methods	S:8+9; BM:19+20+27.1-2; MMC:8
7-P	Fri 11/10	13-15	CL		7:68; 8:1,21,62,84,85; 27:8,19; x:14,15 (8:98; x:16; AI:7; midterm 2019)
7-R	Mon 21/10	13-14:30	LC		S:7.2(a),8.7; x:14; 27:8,19; midterm 2019
8-L	Thu 24/10	9-11	LC	Two-way tables; Statistical reporting	S:2.5+11.2; BM:5+20+22; MMC:2.5+8.2+9.1-2
8-P	Fri 25/10	13-15	CL		9:20,36,38,39,40,44,48,50,52; x:17 (9:62; AI:8; final 2015:1)
8-R	Mon 28/10	13-14:30	LC		S:8.9,11.2; 9:20,50,62; x:17
9-L	Thu 31/10	9-11	LC	One-way analysis of variance	S:11.3; BM:24+26.1-2+27.3; MMC:12
9-P	Fri 1/11	13-15	CL		6:7; 12:1,9,25,40,43,54,55; 27:22,42; x:18,19 (12:27; final 2016:2; AI:9)
9-R	Mon 4/11	13-14:30	LC		S:11.3; 12:54,55; 27:42; x:19
10-L	Thu 7/11	9-11	LC	Simple linear regression; Correlation	S:10.1-3; BM:3+4+23; MMC:2.1-4+10
10-P	Fri 8/11	13-15	CL		2:2,11,12,27,28,48,60; 10:7,12,17,27,33,38,39; x:20,21; final 2006:3; final 2016:2 (2:57,59; 10:18,26,40; x:22)
10-R	Wed 20/11	10-12	CL		S:10; 10:17,33; x:21; final 2006:3
11-L	Thu 21/11	9-11	A	Multifactorial analysis (multiple regression; two-way analysis of variance)	S:10.4+BM:26.4-6+28.1-7; MMC:11+13
11-P	Fri 22/11	13-15	CL		11:15,16,17; 13:3,4,19,31; 26:7,8,33,37; 28:4,14 home assign.2003:4; final 2019:2 (11:6,45; 13:15,16; 26:17,18,19)
11-R	Mon 25/11	13-14:30	LC		13:31; 26:37; 28:14; final 2019:2; home assign.2003:4
12-L	Thu 28/11	9-11	LC	Power and sample size; Statistical inference revisited	BM:15+19.4; MMC:6.4; notes
12-P	Fri 29/11	13-15	CL		6:38,39,99,107,115; 7:127; 8:33; 12:35,36; x:23 (6:103,108,111; 7:129; 8:103; final 2020:2; final 2016:1,3)
12-R	Mon 2/12	13-14:30	LC2		S:7.1(d),7.2(b,c); 6:107; 7:127; 8:103; final 2020:2; x:23
13-L	Thu 5/12	9-11	A	Course wrap-up	final 2015
13-P	Mon 9/12	13-16	CL		final 2015:1; final 2018f (all old exams 2015-2023)

LC = AVC Learning Commons, room 278N; LC2 = AVC Learning Commons, room 280N; A = AVC Lecture Theatre A (room 201N); CL = AVC large computer lab (218S)
legend for textbooks: S=Stephens; BM: Baldi & Moore; MMC: Moore, McCabe & Craig,

Other information

Practical info (course aim and organization, etc.)
Exercises and Datasets page
Links to statistical applets
Statistical tables: Tables A-F of PSLS 3e, Tables 1-5 of S
Minitab files from teaching sessions (lectures/labs)
Assorted media links
Course syllabus for mid-term exam
Course syllabus for final exam
List of articles used for Home assignment IV
Student list
Reporting of statistics in publications:
- Lang & Altman (2013), Basic statistical reporting for articles published in biomedical journals: the SAMPL guidelines (link to page at the Equator Network),
- Equator Network
- Another list of Research reporting guidelines and initiatives,
- Bailar & Mosteller (1988), Guidelines for statistical reporting in articles for medical journals, Ann Intern Med., 108, 266-73 (UPEI access/Moodle).
Note on course textbook
Announcement of Biostats VHM 801 course (e-mail 17/7-2024)
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Contact

Henrik Stryhn, Department of Health Management (room 412S), AVC, UPEI,
phone: (902) 894-2847, e-mail: hstryhn@upei.ca.

Henrik Stryhn (hstryhn@upei.ca) 2024-08-12